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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Cantonese

My favorite topics

Technology, music, art, culture, travel, games, pop culture,...

My language exchange partner is

Patient, kind, artistic, open-minded, understanding, gracious

My learning goals

Improve my Chinese level, increase my knowledge of idioms and slang, talk more authentically, like the locals 说一口流利的中文

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J.

Ann Arbor

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Korean

LEARNS

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English

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French

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German

Ideal language community partner

someone who is friendly and has many topics to talk abou...

My learning goals

To improve my English conversation skill and make some good friends

My favorite topics

Language/Music/Netflix/Movies/Photo/FOOD/daily/dreams/anything

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N.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Slovak

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Spanish

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Portuguese

My learning goals

Yo no recuerdo español.. yo aprendí español en la escuela secundaría...

My favorite topics

Me encanta hablar de tu vida :D Qué haces en tu tiempo libre? Qué haces por el trabajo? Estás un estudiante?

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Solo quiero hablar contigo :)

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L.

Ann Arbor

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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French

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Italian

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Spanish

My favorite topics

Volleyball, piano, guitar, drawing, cooking, travelin...

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who's fun and helpful :)

My learning goals

Learn about cultures around the world and improve my language skills

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Ann Arbor

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Fluent

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English

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Korean

LEARNS

Español Flag

Spanish

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Japanese

Français Flag

French

I want a conversation partner who is

Someone who can help with or answer any questions regarding a...

My learning goals

To try and learn more languages.

My favorite topics

film & television, food, music, sports, travel

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R.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Korean

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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Spanish

My learning goals

Mostly improve upon what little I know so far of Korean. I know...

My favorite topics

Technology, TV, Games, Photography, Music, Culture

My language exchange partner is

Someone who is patient and interested in learning more about the languages and cultures we are trying to learn or are interested in taking about other common interests.

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P.

Ann Arbor

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Punjabi

हिन्दी Flag

Hindi

English Flag

English

LEARNS

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Russian

My favorite topics

Science, music, politics, religion, travel, sports. I'm a robotics...

Ideal language community partner

Anyone interested in language exchange!

My learning goals

I want to be conversationally fluent in Russian and French.

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S.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

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English

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Spanish

LEARNS

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American Sign Language

Čeština Flag

Czech

Gaeilge Flag

Irish

Ideal conversation exchange partner

No because I’m not sure how Tandem works...

My learning goals

I long to be fluent in many languages because it will help me in the future for my career.

My favorite topics

I enjoy discussing music and history. I also love talking about family and everyday conversation.

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L.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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Spanish

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French

My learning goals

Talk more and make friends from different backgrounds...

My favorite topics

Anything! Daily life,traveling, hobbies, sports, food, cultural differences, etc

Perfect language exchange partner

openminded/friendly/passionate

A.

A.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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French

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Korean

My favorite topics

Travel, family, robotics, photography, art, and cookin...

I want a conversation partner who is

Talkative, outgoing, and shared the same experiences

My learning goals

To learn languages before I travel to those countries

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B.

Ann Arbor

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Fluent

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English

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Russian

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Arabic

My language exchange partner is

Native Russian and Arabic speakers as well as anyone interested...

My learning goals

Become fluent or conversational in a language as well as learn more about the cultures of everyone I meet

My favorite topics

I’m an actor, violinist, singer and writer. I love learning and experiencing new things, as well as meeting new people!

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T.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Japanese

My learning goals

For Japanese, I want to work on speaking smoothly without pauses....

My favorite topics

Art, Books, Philosophy, Music, Video Games, Travel, Psychology

Ideal language community partner

Any guy or gal who is open minded, enjoys life, and has a sense of humor

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Ann Arbor

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

My favorite topics

Actually my English can basically solve the everyday necessary...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Maybe native English speaker and who has studied in the western style university

My learning goals

Could finally make a native speaker friend! And also be confident to speak English

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V.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone who has similar interests, someone who loves a good conversation...

My learning goals

Become more proficient in day to day conversations

My favorite topics

Cars, enviornment, food, politics, technology, travelling, animals, movies, music

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T.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Japanese

My learning goals

To improve my Japanese speaking and listening ability and hopefully...

My favorite topics

Science and technology, photography, movies, running, rock climbing, politics/current events, video games

I want a conversation partner who is

Motivated, flexible, funny

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E.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Chinese (Traditional)

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English

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Japanese

My favorite topics

photography, travel, music, Japanese culture, play guitar and...

My language exchange partner is

Friendly, easygoing, funny and like to share things (*'▽'*)

My learning goals

I'm a beginner of learning Japanese. I wish I can do some basic Japanese conversation for daily life. Also I want to improve Japanese grammar. The last goal is to become more familiar with Japanese culture.

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"​​I've been using this app for years! Before Tandem, I could barely even string a sentence together in French and now I can speak it without even thinking!"

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A.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

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English

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Russian

Ideal language community partner

Intelligent, funny, creative, interesting, similar interests...

My learning goals

Learn to speak and read Russian

My favorite topics

Video games, books, history, tv, politics, philisophical questions, etc.

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A.

Ann Arbor

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Vietnamese

English Flag

English

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French

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Japanese

한국어 Flag

Korean

My learning goals

Learn a new language and meet new friend...

My favorite topics

Life and how it is to truly live.

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Anyone who is open minded and answer objectively

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Q.

Ann Arbor

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Cantonese

English Flag

English

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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French

My favorite topics

Personal experience, travel, actually any topic...

Perfect language exchange partner

Talkative and responsive

My learning goals

Learn other language

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K.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Spanish

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French

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Italian

I want a conversation partner who is

Anyone who’d like to get to know me and my culture. Anyone who...

My learning goals

I’d like to make new friends and learn new things about other cultures and learn another language as well!

My favorite topics

Animals, nature, survivors

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J.

Ann Arbor

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English Flag

English

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Cantonese

Español Flag

Spanish

My learning goals

Speaking English fluentl...

My favorite topics

travel, movies, sports

My language exchange partner is

I love travel and share life stories, and also I think talking with others is an enjoyable thing.

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A.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Russian

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Uzbek

My favorite topics

Music , art, books, history , russian movies. Мне нравятся ДДТ...

Ideal language community partner

Someone that speaks fluent Uzbek and would want to help me with mine

My learning goals

I want to improve my Uzbek

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I.

Ann Arbor

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Chinese (Traditional)

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Chinese (Simplified)

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Spanish

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Italian

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Hungarian

Ideal conversation exchange partner

funny、humor、easygoing、willing to sharing life...

My learning goals

Practice using English /Teaching Mandarin!

My favorite topics

I‘m a trainee Mandarin teacher,please help me improve my teaching skill! Food culture travel history business

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M.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

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Chinese (Traditional)

中文 (简体) Flag

Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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German

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Spanish

My learning goals

Improve my spoken Englis...

My favorite topics

Travel, UX Design, culture, food, school life, Netflix, Marvel

Perfect language exchange partner

Nice, easy going, anyone who would like to talk about different cultures, etc

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M.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Spanish

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Korean

My favorite topics

Books (especially picture books and graphic novels!), movies,...

I want a conversation partner who is

Nice! Helpful! Easy to chat with!

My learning goals

Conversational efficiency in Korean (and practice in Spanish!)

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K.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

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Chinese (Simplified)

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English

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French

My language exchange partner is

french speaker who want to learn chinese Prefer student...

My learning goals

Can have a daiky conversation with local french people and even work in paris

My favorite topics

Game, american tv series,french culture,chinese culture, comic books

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R.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Spanish

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Korean

My learning goals

I want to further my Korean knowledge for when I travel...

My favorite topics

Let’s talk about anything and have a fun time. Hablemos de lo que quieras y hay que divertirnos. 저는 한국어 배웁니서 한국어로 말해 싶어요.

Ideal language community partner

Someone kind, patient, and fun.

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K.

Ann Arbor

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Russian

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German

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English

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French

My favorite topics

Самые разнообразные...

Ideal conversation exchange partner

Тот, кто хочет интенсивно заниматься русским

My learning goals

Немецкому и английскому

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C.

Ann Arbor

Fluent

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English

LEARNS

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Spanish

Perfect language exchange partner

Someone that helps to drive the conversation and is helpful in...

My learning goals

I would love to one day be fluent.

My favorite topics

My skill is pretty basic, but I enjoy sports, food, comics and Pokémon.

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K.

Ann Arbor

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English

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Akan

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Arabic

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Danish

My learning goals

Become fluent and able to understand spoken language very wel...

My favorite topics

Anything ( I know that's generic ), but really. Music though can be a very fun topic for me

I want a conversation partner who is

Comfortable with calls and just chilling taking so we can get comfortable with speaking and make a friend

Looking for a Tandem conversation partner in Ann Arbor?

Tandem is the world's largest language exchange app. There are currently 87 speakers in Ann Arbor looking to learn together. Download the Tandem app for free to start practicing languages with locals!

Frequent City Questions

How many people are available for language exchange in Ann Arbor?

There are 87 members in Ann Arbor on Tandem.

Which other locations in United States other than Ann Arbor are available for language exchange on Tandem?

Tandem is also available in locations such as <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/mcallen />McAllen, <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/columbus />Columbus, and <a href=/language-exchange/united-states/riverside />Riverside.

What is Tandem and what is language exchange?

Tandem is the language learning app where millions of people teach each other. More than 500,000 people visit Tandem each month and 87 do it in Ann Arbor.